Do Kansas Citians like paying the E-tax? Probably not. But they get why it's needed, which is why they voted to renew it in 2011. The E-tax is a local issue that a Columbia Senator wants to repeal.

Do Kansas Citians like paying the E-tax? Probably not. But they get why it's needed, which is why they voted to renew it in 2011. The E-tax is a local issue that a Columbia Senator wants to repeal.

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Updated: 6:56 AM CST Dec 7, 2015

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WEBVTT PEOPLE AND MORE TOLERANT OF OTHERS. FIGURED THAT HELD THE MARCH -- THE GROUP IS HELD THE MARCH ANNUALLY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. THERE'S ANOTHER EFFORT TO GET RID OF THE TAX YOU PAY FOR WORKING IN KANSAS CITY. BUT KMBC 9'S MICHEAL MAHONEY SAYS SLOW DOWN. HERE'S MAHONEY'S MINUTE. ♪ MICHAEL: IT IS TIME TO DEFEND ONE OF KANSAS CITY'S FAVORITE PUNCHING BAGS, THE CITY TAX. IF IT BY EVERYONE THAT WORKS IN KANSAS CITY. HALF OF IT IS PAID BY PEOPLE TO WORK IN THE CITY BUT LIVE IN THE SUBURBS. IT RAISES MORE THAN $230 MILLION, ABOUT 45% OF THE CITY'S MAIN BUDGET. SENATOR KURT SCHAEFER WAS TO REPEAL IT BECAUSE IT IS OUTDATED AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE KANSAS CITY MAYOR AND OTHERS ARE RUNNING TO ITS OFFENSE -- DEFENSE, SAYING HE DOESN'T UNDER LAW THE -- UNDERSTAND THE LAW. HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS CLAIMANT AND LIMITED THE TAX IN 2017. NOT A LOT OF TIME TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR $230 MILLION. THE TAXES ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR A NEW WILL VOTE. FIVE YEARS AGO THREE QUARTERS OF KANSAS CITY VOTED TO RENEW IT. THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE THE TAX, BUT THEY GET IT. IT'S A LOCAL ISSUE AND THERE IS

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Do Kansas Citians like paying the E-tax? Probably not. But they get why it's needed, which is why they voted to renew it in 2011. The E-tax is a local issue that a Columbia Senator wants to repeal.